"Introduces readers to major special operation missions of the US Navy SEALs in a timeline format"-- Provided by publisher.

Intro: amphibious warriors -- Operation Torch, 1942 -- Operation Overlord, 1944 -- Operation Chromite, 1950 -- Mine sweeping rescue mission, 1950 -- Operation charleston, 1966 -- Operation Urgent Fury, 1983 -- Operation Just Cause, 1989 -- Operation Desert Storm, 1991 -- Rescue in Iraq, 2003 -- Rescue from pirates, 2009 -- Operation Neptune Spear, 2011 -- Conclusion: secret sailors.